The Nexus One Web store was one of the most discussed aspects of the phone’s launch, because it represented Google’s first effort to sell devices itself, rather than through partners. But the sales numbers that have been reported were not stellar, and Google announced this month that it’s going to close the store.
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He also clarified that although it may have looked like Google’s partners Verizon and Sprint backed away from the Nexus One by supporting other Android phones instead, that was the not case. Instead, he said, they had made their product plans before the Nexus One was revealed.
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